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Shabaz schrieb:

>> Am I the only one who couldn't care less for redone effects? Depending
>> on just how different they look I might actually resent them.

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> Furthermore, the comped shots didn't get the clearing up that using a
> more modern telecine does for its live action film footage, and even
> for the part of the image where the 4:3 frame and widescreen frames
> overlap, the old NTSC 4:3 broadcast telecine used for the comped shots
> looks noticeably less clear. I did some screenshots myself, but the one
> you can find here illustrate what I'm saying a bit clearer, I think:
> http://tinyurl.co.uk/mqg4 Scroll down to "How Much Quality Do We Lose
> With Composites?".

Thanks for the link. From the technical point of view it's a very
interesting read (or skim, if I'm honest) and the screenshots do show
quite a difference. However, B5 still is pretty much all about the story
for me. I've just started my third run within 2 years and I still don't
even notice the credits even though they're all over the very things I'm
looking at. It's called immersion and with this show it happens for me
all the time. If the quality would indeed improve, I probably wouldn't
notice at all.

Granted, the Sinclair-vs-Raiders scenes in "Midnight on the Firing Line"
had me think beyond the box: "OK, the effects _do_ get better later on,
I admit that, but - whoah - look at how he just turned and the ship
actually keeps moving in the same direction. It's called inertia, it's
real and welcome back to the B5-universe!" ;) It helps with the
immersion stuff, you know.

> And I do think that better, more clearer versions can both make the
> dramatic performances come out better, and for those new to the series,
> make it a bit more accessible.

That is indeed a good reason.

Angelika
                                                                           
                                                 
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